The lofty hills to the south of Munipur ,Cachar, and a portion of the territory to the south-west of. . Cachar , known as Independent or Hill Tipperah , have been held by various families of the Kookie tribe from the earliest times of which we have any record .The name Kookie has been given to this great tribe, as Mr . Edgar tells Us , by the Bengalis ,and is not recognized by the Hillmen them selves . He saysI have never found any trace of a common name for the tribe among them, although they seem to consider different families as belonging to a single group , which is cer tainly coextensive with what we call the Kookie tribe .”The principal families with who m we firstcame in contact, were the Tangune , Chausels,Lad oé, and Poitoo Kooki es . All authoritiesagree in stating that from a very early period ,the tribes to the south have been gradually driving one another in a northern direction ;formerly the Buban Hills and a port ion of South Cachar were occupied by some members of a ra...